Unable unset read only attribute of folders!!!

From: DBarselow (anonymous_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 06/06/04 

Date: Sun, 6 Jun 2004 05:13:12 -0700

HI,
I had the same problem I believe I solved the the problem
by uninstalling both iis and my html editor.rebooted then
reinstalled both programs,if you try this do back up any
important files I don't believe this is needed but it a
safe method. Let me know how this works. DBarselow
>-----Original Message-----
>I have a P4 machine with Windows XP ProfessionalSP1
nstalled on on it.
>I am running IIS on the machine for testing my website.
>Recently I tried running the commands for running
scripting host commands:
>-server.createobject(scripting.filesystemobject) in an
asp page.
>The asp page which was trying to run was basically
aiming to upload files
>to the server.
>However ever since I have been experimenting with the
asp page containing
>the scripting command , all the folders on my hard drive
have become read
>only.
>I am not able to reset the read only attribute of any of
the folders. Even
>if I unset the attribute, on rechecking i find that it
is still read only.
>
>Please help
>
>SN
>
>
>
>.
>

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